Now here’s something that you can talk about with both your artsy friends and drama-loving mates. During a press interview for Dan Erikson’s sci-fi television drama, Severance, Andy Cohen shocked the cast with the news of renowned film director David Lynch’s death.

The “Mulholland Drive” director’s death was announced by his family via Facebook on Thursday, writing, “There’s a big hole in the world now.”

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos has revealed he commissioned a limited series from David Lynch prior to the cult filmmaker’s death. Lynch, the celebrated director of avant-garde films such as Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive,